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exo·dus (eks′ə dəs; also eg′zə-)

noun

  1. the departure of the Israelites from Egypt: with the
  2. the second book of the Pentateuch in the Bible, which describes this and gives the law of Moses: abbrev. Ex or Exod
  3. a going out or forth, esp. in a large group

Etymology: < LL Exodus (O.T. book) < Gr Exodus, lit., a going out < ex-, out + hodos, way: see -ode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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